Cork need to reap rewards of possession game

Over the coming days both the Cork and Kerry management teams will search for the improvements which could make all the difference in Saturday week’s Munster final replay in Killarney.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice admitted Sunday his team ‘got of jail’ and the statistics back up that assertion.

Cork came with a carefully laid out game plan and it worked well for three quarters of the tie. The utilisation of two sweepers, their kick-out strategy and the isolation of Colm O’Neill allied to a top-class running game were keys to this positive display by Cork.